Legislators will decide on separate funding bills this Saturday, according to Mike Johnson
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Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday that he is sticking with his plan to send a series of foreign aid bills to the floor, including funding for Ukraine and Israel. Johnson said in a note to the legislators that they will vote on these on Saturday evening.
Johnson, the Republican speaker, has faced mounting pressure to act on President Joe Biden’s long-delayed request for billions of dollars in security assistance. It’s been more than two months since the Senate passed a $95 billion aid package, which includes $14 billion for Israel and $60 billion for Ukraine.
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